Advanced Meditation Teacher Training
With Pema Khandro, Aruna Rig'dzin and Dr. Satya
September 13 - 15, 2024
About the Advanced Meditation Teacher Training
Take meditation teaching to the next level by receiving an Advanced Meditation Teacher Certificate from the Buddhist Studies Institute. There is an urgent need for Meditation teachers who have rigorous, in-depth training beyond Mindfulness techniques. Mindfulness has opened the door to meditation in every possible setting from elementary schools to board rooms. This has left a gap for those interested in Buddhist meditation and Buddhist traditions; students want to learn more and need expert teachers to guide them.
This course focuses on the teaching of three core practices to introduce students to the Buddhist tradition. Advanced Meditation teachers will learn to lead:
- Tonglen, the meditation on love and compassion from Mahayana Buddhism
- The Heart Sutra chanting meditation, the foundation of non-duality
- The Four Noble Truths, the Buddha’s first teaching and the core principles of Buddhism
This course will span three years, from 2024 to 2027. Core coursework and practicums will take place between September and January each year during that period; students are required to remain enrolled in Vajrayana Training throughout the year.
Leaders
Pema Khandro is an internationally renowned teacher and scholar of Buddhist philosophy. Ordained in the Nyingma lineage, enthroned as a tulku, and trained as an academic, her teachings celebrate the dynamic coalescence of tradition and the modern context. She is the founder of Ngakpa International and its three projects: The Buddhist Studies Institute, Dakini Mountain and the Yogic Medicine Institute. In her work as a Buddhist teacher she is an authorized Lama and lineage holder of the Nyingma and Kagyu traditions and was enthroned to carry on the lineage of her predecessor, the first Pema Khandro, an early twentieth century…
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Aruna Rig’dzin has been studying Tibetan Buddhism with Pema Khandro Rinpoche since 2000. She is a member of the Board of Directors of Ngakpa International and the Director of the Yogic Medicine Institute. She is also a NAMA certified Ayurvedic Practitioner with over 16 years as an Advanced Yoga Teacher, Meditation Instructor and Panchakarma Specialist (CPT). Completing over 250+ hours of ERT (Emotional Repolarization Technique) with clients from over 20 countries around the world, Aruna is passionate about healing, sustainable living and giving you the tools to live a vibrant, healthy and clear life.
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Satya Shiva has been studying with Pema Khandro Rinpoche since 2001. She is the Chief Operating Officer for Ngakpa International since 2010 and is a member of the Board of Directors. Satya is the Panchakarma Clinic Director of the Yogic Medicine Institute since 2004, a Doctor of acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, as well as a NAMA certified Ayurvedic Practitioner.
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